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Short Takes

Short Takes is an occasional series that captures interesting work by Missouri School of Journalism students.

Short Takes: How data uncovered great stories

Short Takes: How data uncovered great stories

Who said there would be math? In a field that can attract mathematically challenged individuals, data has become an essential tool for journalists. During the 2019 spring semester, student producers behind Gray Television’s OTT show “Post” showcased 20 pieces of journalism, most of which would not be possible without data.

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Short Takes: A complex answer to a complex question

Grace Lett, Samantha Bowers and Chris Olszewski Short Takes is an occasional series that captures interesting work by Missouri School of Journalism students. Local newspapers want the answer to one question: What’s the best way for content to increase digital subscribers? We spent the semester working with the McClatchy publishing company and two of its … Continued

Short Takes: Lessons from a failed newsletter in how to engage with your audience

Short Takes: Lessons from a failed newsletter in how to engage with your audience

Quinn Ritzdorf Short Takes is an occasional series that captures interesting work by Missouri School of Journalism students. As part of my RJI Student Innovation Fellowship with the Greeley Tribune in Greeley, Colorado, a co-worker and I were given the task to start and grow a paid subscription newsletter, The Playbook, that covered rural prep sports … Continued

Short Takes: Building baseball excitement for a town without a team

Short Takes: Building baseball excitement for a town without a team

Danny Stewart Short Takes is an occasional series that captures interesting work by Missouri School of Journalism students. With social media, instantaneity is king. How do you develop an online audience for a baseball team in a new city that isn’t playing there until 2021? Throughout the 2018 Minor League Baseball season, it was heavily … Continued